Brownsnow

Brownsnow presents a fascinating combination of two artistic visions Carl Browns and Michael Snows The form of this expressionistic documentary on Michael Snows artwork is a complete melding of Carl Browns rich manipulation of the photographic image with the fundamental concepts of Michael Snows aesthetic vision Browns strengths as a portrait photographer are also welltranslated to the filmic medium as he situates key commentators on Snows artwork Dennis Reid R Bruce Elder Jonas Mekas Peggy Gale and Regina Cornwell in various dramatic Canadian landscapes Like an abstract expressionist painting in motion Browns brilliant work as a colourist deftly employs photographic chemistry to create textures and rhythms that vary across each scene and in actuality from frame to frame Susan Oxtoby